Virtual Learning Environment VLE David Bromilow

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• Virtual Learning Environment (VLE)David
  Bromilow
• Learning Advisor For IT
• Learning Development Bureau

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What is the VLE?

• A online or offline software application and
  system that provides an integrated environment
  that supports the delivery, management, Tracking
  of training and education.

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What is available Online?

• E-learning
• web conferencing
• Online Coaching
• Information, Advice and Guidance.

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What is available Offline?

• Total learning Management System

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Where does it originate from?

• It comes from E-Learning Strategy developed by
  the three NW SHA.
• One of the key strategic aims in the strategy was
  to lead the procurement of a Virtual Learning
  Environment

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Who will use it?

• Individuals
• Managers
• Organisations

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Why do we need one?

• The need to offer increased and more flexible
  access to learning. These systems can provide
  24/7 accesses to learning resources. Learning
  delivery will be exaggerated with the demand that
  will be generated from the KSF/ Agenda for change.

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Where are we up to?

• A company called Teknical has won the contract to
  deliver the VLE and LMS across the three
  northwest SHAs.
• We are approaching this as a Local Health
  Community.

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Our Proposal?

• There was certain criteria that trusts have to
  meet to be successful in their bid.
• There was a need to involve various Stakeholders
  across the community such as TD Leads, HR Leads
  and IT leads, to ensure we were ready to submit
  our proposals.

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Criteria?

• Senior Management Buy In
• Readiness to undertake this sort of Learning
• IT Infrastructure
• Investment

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Have we been successful?

• We have been accepted as Part of the 1st Wave
  roll out.

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What investment is needed?

• E-Learning Developers (2 Posts)
• Time and Effort
• Collaboration between trusts.
• Training for Staff

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LMS
In Harmony!!
Electronic Staff Record (ESR)
Electronic Knowledge skills Framework (EKSF)
Virtual Learning Environment (VLE)
Current Training Database
LMS
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Which System will I use?
VLE
ESR
EKSF
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Some organisations may have purchased this
system to catalogue learning development
activities available to staff and book staff onto
training B
EKSF
ATL All-Time Learning System (LMS/Training
Database)
Data pushed via data link to populate staff
details
To push data from IPS to EKSF is a chargeable
service from ISOFT
Current IPS system
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VLE
If VLE is accessed from EKSF and the user is
already registered within the VLE an auto login
system will eventually be available B
Learner completes a form that will send back
information in relation to e-learning completed
and stored into EKSF
Initially access to appropriate e-learning gained
via hyperlink Once into the VLE there is a
searchable catalogue of learning
EKSF
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VLE
At the very least Will export e-learning
specific data course completion etcin a
format that ESR will be able to import
Hyper-links minimum level of communication
The intention is that EKSF ESR will be a fully
integrated system by 2008
ESR Training Module
EKSF
Currently, only a handful of early implementers
are using ESR To date it will have basic
activity course booking functionality B
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To link such systems will incur costs and require
appropriate skills/resources from within
organisations who wish to migrate historical
data N
In-House Training Databases such as Bespoke
internal systems
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VLE
ESR
EKSF
I am about to have my Personal Development Review
what system am I likely to use?
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VLE
ESR
EKSF
I have just had my Personal Development Review
My manager has suggested I run through some
e-learning on conflict management What
systems will I use?
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EKSF
VLE
ESR
My manager feels I should shadow a colleague
from another department What systems will I use?
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VLE
ESR
EKSF
When am I likely to use the ESR system?
The training department in the 3 Liverpool PCTs
and RLBUHT will use the ESR as Learning
Management System to coordinate training and run
reports.
Individuals will use the system to view payslips
and change basic details.
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Conclusion?

• The VLE will not make classroom learning
  redundant and will take a substantial amount of
  time to change a culture, however it has the
  potential to change training delivery for years
  to come.